Construction Date: May 2015

Location: Harper Lane, Hertfordshire

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Tarmac invests in cutting-edge asphalt plant

This is part of Tarmac’s strategy to support the UK’s infrastructure growth, including the planned £15bn investment in strategic roads, which will see 1,300 new miles of lanes added to motorways and A-roads over the next five years.

The £6.6m plant replaces an older 1960s operation. It has greater capacity, is more efficient, and can manufacture a wider range of products, including lower temperature asphalts.
Key points:
• The plant boosts Tarmac’s capacity to supply sustainable asphalt solutions into London and the South East
• The first UK plant to use high capacity cold Recycled Asphalt Planings (RAP) technology to create mixes containing up to 55% recycled content, supporting Tarmac’s commitment to increase the amount of waste materials it re-uses each year
• Reduces CO2 levels and produces a wide range of sustainable construction solutions, including lower temperature asphalts, which can reduce the carbon footprint of road projects by 15 to 25%
• Harper Lane has rail links, bringing essential road stone directly into the South East to supply the region’s 18 new major road projects, which include upgrading one-third of the junctions on the M25, and improvements to the A27
• The plant is a Benninghoven BA5000U – supplied by Wirtgen.

Gibbs Surfacing was pleased to work with Tarmac on this exciting project. Tarmac were keen to use the surfaced areas to show case their Ulti Products range that included UltiPave, UltiFinish, UltiSheild, UltiDrive, UltiGrip, UltiFastpave.